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Calderdale road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 733 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1986, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (796), and casualties fell from 1,043.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 30,521 collisions in Calderdale.

Collisions in 1986
733
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
930
Down 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious16723%
  • Slight55375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious18019%
  • Slight73579%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 733, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025357463
2024373476
2023357472
2022403501
2021318398
2020208280
2019271366
2018314411
2017336449
2016407555
2015411557
2014427623
2013409566
2012444616
2011433645
2010477695
2009565831
2008547788
2007585860
2006609944
2005635953
20048111,203
20038101,246
20027451,112
20018401,254
20008801,301
19999881,385
19989501,378
19979651,354
19969021,240
19958181,117
19947821,054
19937631,028
19927661,048
19918161,068
19908751,131
19898301,092
19888721,105
19877831,004
1986733930
19857961,043
19848281,082
1983761970
19828581,121
19818391,091
19808181,050
19798061,044

When and where crashes happen in Calderdale in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (16%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.3%)
  • February72 (9.8%)
  • March50 (6.8%)
  • April55 (7.5%)
  • May49 (6.7%)
  • June51 (7%)
  • July58 (7.9%)
  • August57 (7.8%)
  • September69 (9.4%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December52 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (54%)
  • Wet or damp295 (40%)
  • Snow23 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph573 (78%)
  • 40 mph81 (11%)
  • 60 mph60 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (47%)
  • Pedestrian241 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20201 (22%)
  • 21 to 25138 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (48%)
  • Passenger245 (26%)
  • Pedestrian241 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (70%)
  • Motorcycle144 (13%)
  • Bus or coach57 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Calderdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Calderdale ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 112th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1986

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1986: 81, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62981104118
2ndA587596322
3rdA6467096217
4thA641283504
5thA644203003
6thA643172603
7thA647131306
8thA603691224
9thB611291412
10thM6291410
11thA60338901
12thA602571001
13thA67271210
14thB61137801
15thA60266701
16thB61385802
17thA6494601
18thA6814601
19thB61143400
20thA61392200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1986

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1986: 322.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1986

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1986: 159.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1986, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years